Post AwZJHEe0Ch3Wl9CMee by bodhipaksa@mastodon.scot
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 (DIR) Post #AwZJH7iLy7NRGcBExs by pluralistic@mamot.fr
       2025-07-27T00:44:30Z
       
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       Hallucinate your way to better road habits
       
 (DIR) Post #AwZJH93IzhjNPszUGG by bodhipaksa@mastodon.scot
       2025-07-27T01:33:01Z
       
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       @pluralistic A new insurance company insisted I use their app for three months to monitor my driving. I discovered that I simply could not come to a stop gently enough that it wasn't regarded as "abrupt." So I gave up stopping at stop signs, and just rolled through slowly. It's illegal and less safe, but more acceptable to the app. Similarly, braking when you saw a pedestrian about to step into the road increases your insurance. It's better to ignore them and blast on through.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwZJHAGSUHqXAy9VOy by cy@fedicy.us.to
       2025-07-27T19:34:52Z
       
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       That's the point where you pull it out and call up the company to tell them it's crap. They want to cheat you out of your money by penalizing you for minor infractions, so if the app actually increases the number of car crashes they have to insure, they're not gonna be happy about it.CC: @pluralistic@mamot.fr
       
 (DIR) Post #AwZJHEe0Ch3Wl9CMee by bodhipaksa@mastodon.scot
       2025-07-27T01:35:30Z
       
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       @pluralistic They also penalized you for sudden acceleration, even if it was to  avoid an accident.The problem is that they can't measure much, and what they can measure is devoid of context.It was a relief when the three months was up and I could go back to driving normally (which, generally, was more safely).